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Ren paused for a moment, lost in thought.
"What's next grandfather?" Atlas asked eagerly.
"That day was when everything changed. Uran buried his pain,
but Ren'el never forgot, and he never forgave...."

Uran walked out of the great hall and into the courtyard.
Everything was peaceful. A still wind blew through the grass and
the sounds of birds filled the air. The man strode across the
courtyard, deep in thought. Two years before, when he took his
oath to protect Arlan, he had expected more action. But the
kingdom was peaceful and there was no action to be had. Ren'el
left Erach, against the wishes of his brother and father, in
search of the clan that killed Suña thirteen years.
Uran feared for his brother's safety and sanity. Ren'el had
slowly fallen into an obsession over the event that had changed
both their lives.
As Uran reminisced about his brother a knock came at the gates
to the courtyard. The bodyguard came back into reality and moved
to see who was there. Before Uran had even reached them the gates
burst open with a flash of fire. When he recovered he was
surprised to see not a sorcerer but his brother in the wreckage,
wearing flowing robes and leather battle armour.
"I found them brother. I found the clan who killed Suña,"
Ren'el said viciously. "They were out to the west."
"Tell me you didn't," Uran pleaded.
"I did. I killed them all."
"Ren'el, revenge does not solve anything," Uran counselled.
"You cannot punish an entire group for the wrongdoings of one
member."
"Perhaps not, but I can bring justice upon one who has
committed an unjust act," Ren'el countered. "As I have come here
to do."
"Who here has committed an unjust act?" Uran questioned,
attempting to calm his sibling.
Ren'el reared back his head and laughed. "Do you truly not
remember that day thirteen years ago? The day when our sister was
murdered?!" Ren'el's eyes went feral as his frenzy grew. "Do you
not remember what Dalr, our FATHER, did to that man?" Uran took a
step back in shock, leaving him too slow to stop the oncoming
challenge. "Dale!" Ren'el screamed, the madness fully taking him.
"Come out and face your judgement!"
The doors to the great hall opened and Dale stepped out of
them. "Ren'el," he said. "What did you do to those people?"
"I gave those savages what they deserved. No more will they
trouble is," Ren'el replied, quickly and proudly.
Dale drew his sword and stepped towards his son.
"Father!" Uran shouted. "He is my brother! Your son!"
"This man is no son of mine," Dale replied quietly but firmly.
"Ren'el," he returned his glance to his challenger. "You have
committed atrocities against the deities. Atrocities for which
you will be punished." Dale's face stayed calm as a winter
breeze. Uran couldn't believe his eyes.
"You are a fool Dale," Ren'el shot back. "The deeds that I
have done have been rewarded by the deities. Just not yours."
Ren'el's while figure began to convulse and then disappeared,
only to appear a few feet left of where he had been standing
moments earlier.
"What devilry? Where did you obtain this power?" Dale
stammered nervously.
"Wouldn't you love to know?" Ren'el joked, striding towards
where Dale stood. Dale raised his sword and brought it down on
the approaching man, who blocked it with ease and then grasped
Dale's throat. "Unfortunately for you, I'm not giving away any
secrets." Ren'el's choking grasp tightened and Dale brought his
dagger close to his attacker's body. In an instant the blade
dissolved and Ren'el's face grew angry.
Dale screamed and gasped for air and a red hot flame seared
its way through his body. The fire grew and encased the man, then
it went out, leaving Dale dead. Ren'el let go of his father and
let his body crumple to the stone pathway.
"No!!" Uran squealed, scrambling. Over to his father's body.
"Why?!"
"I already told you why, brother. Now quit whining you fool,"
Ren'el spat.
King Arlan came out into the courtyard to find Dale dead and
Ren'el standing over his body. "Rennie? What have you done?" He
asked, astounded.
"Ah, Arlan. You are just the man I was hoping would show up.
Let's get down to business shall we?" Ren'el laughed hysterically
as he drew his sword and walked towards the king. "You see, Dale
was an important man, but his death doesn't give off the same
message that I want given off."
"Calm down Rennie," Arlan said gently, backing towards the
door. "There's no need for more death."
"But where's the fun in that?!" Ren'el's face took on a frenzy
of insanity and Uran knew that his brother was gone. He took the
only action he could think of. Uran drew his blade in honour of
his father and in honour of his king. He charged at Ren'el with a
ferocious scream and swung his sword. The opponent shifted to the
side and plunged his own blade into Uran's gut. "You should not
have done that," Ren'el said. Uran looked into his brother's eyes
and drove his sword into the chest of his twin. Ren'el and Uran
staggered away from one another, looking at the swords in their
bodies.
"I'm sorry Uran but this must be done. All of Erach shall know
my power," Ren'el said wearily while pulling the sword out of his
torso and sheathing it. Arlan had gotten inside the doors of the
great hall. "Where are you going you coward?" Ren'el asked. Uran
collapsed to the ground in pain. Arlan froze in his tracks and
began to move towards Ren'el against his will.
"How are you doing this?" Arlan shouted at Ren'el.
"You see Uncle Arlan," the madman started. "For my assistance
in killing the zealots of the west, a group of deities granted me
powers beyond imagining. The powers if a sorcerer." Arlan knelt
before Ren'el, unwilling awaiting his execution. Uran once again
attacked his brother, trying to prevent what was about to happen.
The blade came down and Ren'el spread his arms from his chest as
the sword exploded into a shower of steel. Ren'el then turned his
eyes back to his quarry. He raised his sword high above his head,
point down, and forced it down into the neck of the king.